Frederick E. Kuehner, 71, of Oklahoma City, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Frederick was born April 1, 1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Fredrick W. and Margaret (King) Kuehner. He attended Lafayette High School. He then worked as an apprentice for John Kamble Sheet Metal Co. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army (1956-1958), having served proudly in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. In 1958 he was untied in marriage to Retta Maye Weigart at Carnigie Baptist Church in St. Joseph, MO. In 1969 he and his family moved from St. Joseph, Missouri to Norman, Oklahoma. He retired from General Motors Corporation in 2002 after 23 years of service to them. Other places of employment during his working career were: Unit Parts Company, Beaty's Warehouse, Swift and Company, Burlington Northern, Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Rona Linn (Kuehner) Chafey, who was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. Also, two brothers, William and James Kuehner of St. Joseph, MO. He is survived by his wife Retta M. Kuehner of Bethany, OK children, Benny Kuehner of Oklahoma City, Jenny (William) Bechtold, Wichita Falls, TX grandchildren, Derrick Kuehner, Wichita Falls, TX, Misty (Treavor) Pound, Homestead, FL, Nicky Chafey, Bethany, OK, Malorey and Samantha Bechtold, Wichita Falls, TX son-in-law, Raymond Chafey, Bethany, OK great-granddaughter, Emily Pound, Homestead, FL one sister, Mrs. Betty Lou Poling, St. Joseph, MO one sister-in-law, Betty E. Kuehner of St. Joseph, MO with many nieces and nephews and scores of friends. The Family will be greeting friends at the funeral home from 7 PM - 8 PM Thursday. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Rose Hill Burial Park Chapel, with interment to follow.


Published in The Oklahoman on 5/21/2009